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You want them to be safe—that’s understandable. You are busy and tired from work and life—that’s perfectly reasonable….
You read an old book and it’s pretty common: Dads didn’t used to be present for the birth…
You work hard for your family. You know how you sweated for each dollar, which can make it…
If you haven’t read Emily Oster’s work, then your wife probably has. She’s a wonderful, brilliant economist (who…
You check the ingredients in their food to make sure they are ingesting needless chemicals. You make sure…
It was one of those nights. The boys would not go to sleep. They had that contagious energy…
A lot can go wrong. You and your spouse could split up. You could get cancer and die…
Cato the Elder was a great man. He was successful at agriculture. He was successful as a writer….
The writer Thomas Sowell once noted, sardonically, how sad it is that editions of Frederick Douglass’s memoirs, when provided for high school students, were forced…
Pretty much every parent wants to raise kids who turn out to be good people. Almost no father thinks: I’d love for my son to…
When our kids mess up we say: Aren’t you a little old for that? And we have all sorts of rules of thumb for what…
It’s a story as old as fatherhood itself. The son or daughter kills themselves to win the approval of their dad, which never seems to…
In 2009, after winning two National Championships as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, Urban Meyer stunned the nation by announcing his…
The late ESPN broadcaster—and father of two girls—Stuart Scott, was once sitting in a restaurant with some friends and their respective children. Everyone was having…
The ancient writer—and father—Plutarch tells us of a parenting strategy he discovered in the works of Plato. “Young people must be taught from childhood,” he…
It’s interesting to think about the steady decline in expectations for kids when it comes to reading. Not long ago, kids were taught Latin and…
Rules and regulations are important. A child needs to learn what behaviors are and aren’t acceptable. They need structure and guidance. They need to learn…
One of the things Napoleon advised his generals against was “forming a picture” of the battle. What he meant was that your preconceived notions, your…
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